The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.59493
EAN: 9780867199031
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 0867199032
Label: Last Gasp
Manufacturer: Last Gasp
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 120
Publication Date: 2003-04
Publisher: Last Gasp
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Last Gasp
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Editorial Review:Product Description:A fascimile of the tale as it originally appeared.
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I hated yet another tintin. This book was terrible and I wish never to see the likes of it again. PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS BOOK IT IS TERRIBLE. DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" was Belgian artist and storyteller Herge's first adventure for his cartoon hero Tintin, published in 1929. In the story, Tintin, a young Belgian reporter, is dispatched by his newspaper editor to document the goings-on in a new and chaotic Soviet Union. Accompanied by his faithful fox terrier Snowy, Tintin finds the shattered country under the thumb of a collection of murderous Communist secret police thugs. Forced to go on the run, Tintin and Snowy survive one death-defying situation after another before finally escaping.
"Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is drawn in black and white and much longer than the standard adventures that came later. The artwork is rather primitive; the storyline is a series of cliff-hangers mingled with fierce satire of the then-Soviet Union, and lacks the meticulous plots of later adventures. Snowy plays a prominent role as commentator and rescuer of Tintin. Tintin himself is an unfinished character, although the resourcefullness and bravery of the mature Tintin are already apparent.
Perhaps alone among the Tintin adventures, Herge never went back to update the artwork and story. Michael Farr, author of "Tintin: The Complete Companion", suggests Herge was embarrassed by the quality of this first effort. Nevertheless, "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" is highly recommended to diehard Tintin fans of all ages, who will find this first adventure an interesting introduction to the early Tintin.
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We like Tintin and this is one of the first if not the first Tintin comic. In this one Snowy is more intelligent than Tintin. It always amuses us.
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This is a very cool Tintin story, of which is one of Herge's early works. Like the other reviews note, it is thicker and not in color. Casual readers may not appreciate this work as much as the later books.
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I am always hungry to read more and more of Tin Tin stories. I am even so addicted that I read the story frequently. I started reading Tin Tin when I was 12 years old and I never stopped even if I am 33 years old now!
Luckily Tin Tin in Soviet land was not the first of Tin Tin adventures that I read, otherwise I stopped! The worse of all adventures with so much of unneeded attack on communists that it reach racist level against Russians! As I finished reading it I had doubt, is it really Herge who wrote it?. Is it the same writer who wrote as I consider the best peace of art in the world of comics?
So if you didn't read Tin Tin ever, I don't recommend that you start with this title! And pick any of the other Tin Tin titles.
Copyright ©2003, Mark Carey.
